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Corey Taylor

1973 - Today

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Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, and sole continuous member of the rock band Stone Sour. Taylor co-founded Stone Sour with drummer Joel Ekman in 1992, playing in the Des Moines, Iowa area, and working on a demo. He joined Slipknot in late 1997 to replace their original lead singer Anders Colsefni and has subsequently released seven studio albums with them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Corey Taylor is the 992nd most popular musician (down from 976th in 2019), the 5,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,733rd in 2019) and the 328th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Corey Taylor ranks 992 out of 3,175. Before him are Tuomas Holopainen, Sam Rivers, Aphex Twin, Charlie Christian, Al Jardine, and S. D. Burman. After him are Oscar Hammerstein II, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Kyung Wha Chung, Eddy Grant, Jordan Rudess, and Kerry King.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Corey Taylor ranks 106. Before him are Rose McGowan, James Marsden, Sasha Alexander, Juan Diego Flórez, Michael Reiziger, and Björn Kuipers. After him are Oliver Neuville, Brian Austin Green, Mariza, Tadanobu Asano, Shota Arveladze, and Okan Buruk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Corey Taylor ranks 5,162 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Pete Maravich (1947), Rocky Graziano (1919), William Conrad (1920), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), and Vance D. Brand (1931). After him are John Elkann (1976), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Eileen Ryan (1927), Sam Jaffe (1891), Jonathan Winters (1925), and Fay Bainter (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Corey Taylor ranks 328. Before him are Al Foster (1943), John Lewis (1920), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Sam Rivers (1923), Charlie Christian (1916), and Al Jardine (1942). After him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Jordan Rudess (1956), Kerry King (1964), Wayne Kramer (1948), Benny Carter (1907), and Roy Haynes (1925).

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